When dental visits unearth old trauma

Trigger Warning From the taste of blood in her mouth to feeling powerless and unable to talk, sexual assault survivor Juliet dreaded annual visits to the dentist. Everything brought back the trauma of the sexual abuse she'd endured from a male relative from the age of three to 14. She would "white knuckle" the dental… Continue reading When dental visits unearth old trauma

Darby Strickland is raising awareness about domestic abuse, but… (pt 2 of series on the Church Cares program)

Darby Strickland is helping awaken the church to abuse issues. She is one of the teachers in the free videos which are soon to come out from Church Cares – the SBC's attempt to start educating the church about how to identify and respond to abuse. In Part 1 of this series I praised the… Continue reading Darby Strickland is raising awareness about domestic abuse, but… (pt 2 of series on the Church Cares program)